Molecular dynamics simulations of lipid bilayers: Major artifacts due to truncating electrostatic interactions

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 3636-3645

  Patra, M ^a   Karttunen, M ^a   Hyvonen M T ^b,c   Falck, E ^c   Lindqvist, P ^c   Vattulainen, Ilpo ^c  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b WIHURI RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; LIPID;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CALCULATION; ELECTRICITY; LIPID BILAYER; MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; SIMULATION; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0038440700     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)75094-2     Document Type: Article

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